Cam Brink Is Back, the Continued Rise of Injuries, and the History of the San Francisco Pioneers
Description
Seerat kicks off the show by recapping some of the most recent news from around the league. She talks about the long-awaited return of Cameron Brink, another A’ja Wilson master class, a Lynx-Liberty preview (14:41 ), Kayla Thornton’s season-ending injury, and the rising number of injuries leaguewide this season (27:36 ). Then Seerat is joined by Maya Goldberg-Safir from Rough Notes (34:45 ). They talk about the first women’s professional basketball league and the Bay Area’s first women’s professional basketball team, the San Francisco Pioneers. They focus on the first Bay Area native to play for the team, Anna Johnson, and they discuss the similarities between the Pioneers and the Valkyries. Then, they talk about the variety of personalities and roles among queer players (54:47 ).
Host: Seerat Sohi
Guest: Maya Goldberg-Safir
Producers: Brian Waters and Isaiah Blakely
Video: Victoria Valencia
Social: Keith Fujimoto
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